i want to know if there is anyone out there that can help me my aunt is holding one of my grandpas shotguns left to me. she lives in texas and she said she wont ship to me and im in ohio until she knows the gun laws about shipping a gun out of texas
She needs to ship it to an FFL in your state.
Assuming you are over the age of 18 and eligible to own a gun (and the gun is legal in your state/municipality), you would go to the FFL, pay a transfer fee, fill out your 4473, clear the background check and take your gun home with you.
Why bother with the dealer? Just drive/fly back home with it, without involving a dealer at all. Since the OP seems to be indicating that the gun was bequeathed to him, it is already his property and there is no need of a dealer/transfer. Or mail it back, directly to yourself.You COULD also go visit her and (because it is a long gun) do the transfer at HER local dealer.
So the estate's executor is simply holding his property. Right?...one of my grandpas shotguns left to me.
Or mail it back, directly to yourself.
she said she wont ship to me and im in ohio until she knows the gun laws about shipping a gun out of texas
I think the best way to put grandmas mind at ease is have her take it to a friendly neighborhood FFL to ship it for her. They know the laws ... they do it for a living.Just curious...how is she going to find out what the laws for shipping a gun out of Texas are? Will "these guys on the internet said..." really convince her?
Yes, UPS/FedEx will be cheaper by a long margin. I think the last time I FedEx'ed a shotgun, it cost ~$17.I would use UPS....not US Mail.....
A gun that was grandpop's, that is now property of grandma, but which "Grandpa probably would have wanted him to have," (or whatever) really isn't covered.
In this case if the gun isn't specifically mentioned in the will it is at the executor's discretion who to pass it to. If the executor decides the OP should get this gun it's the same as if it had been specifically bequeathed to him.
It would be very convenient if that were the case. I've not seen or been able to find any legal citation that says this is so. In fact, I've read specifically that if the beneficiary is not listed by name in the will that the firearms are not eligible for the interstate transfer exemption.Yes it is. In this case if the gun isn't specifically mentioned in the will it is at the executor's discretion who to pass it to. If the executor decides the OP should get this gun it's the same as if it had been specifically bequeathed to him.
FYI: Bequest and intestate succession are exempted from interstate transfer laws under 18 USC 922 (a)(3)(A).
They CAN still be disbursed by the executor as part of parceling out the estate, but must go through normal FFL channels.
Can you provide some legal support for your belief that this is not so?